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cnn's dan lothian live in the washington bureau. tell us about the new developments, dan. >> that's right. a new development. the white house later this morning, the president will be making an announcement that vice president biden will be heading up new interagency effort to come up with policies to address the issue of gun violence, the president will be making this announcement in the white house briefing room. joined by vice president biden, white house aides saying the president will be talking more about process rather than any specific policies, but nonetheless, zoraida, another effort by the president, by the white house to show action in the wake of the shooting. >> dan, emotions are running high. what is reaction right now from gun rights supporters? >> you hear it on both sides. those pushing for tougher gun laws, but also those gun owner who's say they want to make sure that their rights are protected. take a listen. >> in the very places that have been sought out by monsters such the murder of these adults and children
cnn's dan lothian live in the washington bureau. tell us about the new developments, dan. >> that's right. a new development. the white house later this morning, the president will be making an announcement that vice president biden will be heading up new interagency effort to come up with policies to address the issue of gun violence, the president will be making this announcement in the white house briefing room. joined by vice president biden, white house aides saying the president...
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emily schmidt, live in washington for us. thank you very much. 6:30 eastern soledad o'brien will be joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee. the texas democrat is calling for an immediate ban on all assault weapons. soledad will be joined by senator joe manchin, the west virginia democrat is an nra member. he says now is the time to act on tightening up our gun laws as well. as we said, newtown schools will re-open today. but they will be open two hours later than usual. sandy hook remains an active crime scene. it is still closed. hundreds of newtown teachers and staff met with a national expert on kids and bereavement, as well as state mental health counselors. for the students and their families it is a return to healthy and helpful routine. here's sandra endo. >> reporter: in the wake of tragedy, a step towards normalcy, for newtown kids, that means going back to school. >> we also are going to be a little bit worried, because we know what we thought was a secure school had this happen to them. >> reporter: but facing
emily schmidt, live in washington for us. thank you very much. 6:30 eastern soledad o'brien will be joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee. the texas democrat is calling for an immediate ban on all assault weapons. soledad will be joined by senator joe manchin, the west virginia democrat is an nra member. he says now is the time to act on tightening up our gun laws as well. as we said, newtown schools will re-open today. but they will be open two hours later than usual. sandy hook remains...
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she's in washington, foreign affairs producer. elise you've known him for ten years. we're still waiting for the owe firm confirmation. telg us a little bit more about him and the job he was doing in libya. >> really, since 2007, when the u.s. was trying to restore its ties to libya under moammar gadhafi he was trying to build u.s. diplomatic, political, civil society and economic ties, and then when the arab spring happened and he was appointed as the envoy to the opposition to the transitional government there, he was really trying to help build the institutions that were going to create this foundation for a democratic libya. and so, christine, when the u.s. was -- when secretary clinton and president obama were looking for an ambassador for libya, not only was he so eager for the job and really campaigned heavily for the job, he was the only choice because he had so many contacts on the ground. knew so much about the fabric of society, about the different tribes. about the different groups. i mean libya's a very tribal society. he really took time. he used to have
she's in washington, foreign affairs producer. elise you've known him for ten years. we're still waiting for the owe firm confirmation. telg us a little bit more about him and the job he was doing in libya. >> really, since 2007, when the u.s. was trying to restore its ties to libya under moammar gadhafi he was trying to build u.s. diplomatic, political, civil society and economic ties, and then when the arab spring happened and he was appointed as the envoy to the opposition to the...
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look at these from nbc marist and the washington, d.c., washington, d.c. ohio, crucial battleground state in the midwest. the president with a seven-point advantage in this new survey, slightly larger than before the democratic national convention. all these polls conducted after the conventions. florida, a five-point advantage for the president and virginia, the same as well, a slight bump there. according to the poll from michigan, epic mra, also came out in the last 24 hours, the president with a ten-point advantage in michigan, the state where mitt romney was born. why is this so important? well, at the democratic convention, democrats spent a lot of time touting the auto bailouts over and over and also talked about how mitt romney was opposed to them. maybe, maybe that is having somewhat of a factor there in michigan. of course, again, all these polls conducted after the democratic national convention. so, if there was a bounce, maybe it will fade. brianna? >> we'll see. and obviously, the romney campaign is hoping there is a kind of late break that y
look at these from nbc marist and the washington, d.c., washington, d.c. ohio, crucial battleground state in the midwest. the president with a seven-point advantage in this new survey, slightly larger than before the democratic national convention. all these polls conducted after the conventions. florida, a five-point advantage for the president and virginia, the same as well, a slight bump there. according to the poll from michigan, epic mra, also came out in the last 24 hours, the president...
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paul steinhouser flif washington, thank you. >>> other big news in washington. they're dealing with the fallout from that report on benghazi. one state department official resigned, three others on disciplinary administrative leave after a review cited systemic failures in leadership and management deficiencies. tuesday department officials are set to testify at 8:00 a.m. eastern time this morning. and we now know that next month secretary of state hillary clinton will testify before the house foreign affairs committee about the attacks on benghazi as one of her advisors told the chairwoman of the panel. clinton is said to be feeling better after suffering concussion in a fainting spell. >>> that's good news. seven minutes past the hour. president obama is now declaring a gun control or that gun control is a issue in his second term. he insists he'll use all the powers his presidency to push through meaningful reforms. >> the vast majority of responsible law abiding gun owners would be some of first to say we should be able to keep an irresponsible, law breaking
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the only way that you can change washington is to try to elect people to come to washington to make that change. we saw that with the tea party. but politically, not a very smart thing to do, especially as we head into the home stretch. john, and mitt romney's campaign is really trying to run with it. in fact, the governor when he heard this yesterday, jumped right on it. let's hear what he had to say. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from outside. well we're going to give him that chance in november. he's going outside! >> you know, john, this is all about words and phrases. especially as we head into election day. but you've got to be careful if you're going to be critical. because you might have said something like that in the past. in fact, let's take a look at this quote that mitt romney said back in 2007 when he was running for the republican presidential nomination. he's speaking about john mccain right here. let me quickly read it. so he certainly has political skill, but i
the only way that you can change washington is to try to elect people to come to washington to make that change. we saw that with the tea party. but politically, not a very smart thing to do, especially as we head into the home stretch. john, and mitt romney's campaign is really trying to run with it. in fact, the governor when he heard this yesterday, jumped right on it. let's hear what he had to say. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't...
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across washington. and here in the streets of washington it is the responsibility of ununiform forces the fbi. u.s. law enforcement is out on the streets here in washington protecting embassies around the clock. the u.s. wants to make sure that is returned around the world. >>> meantime in cairo the president made an address. what did he say? >> this is something that the u.s. had been waiting for. >> yes. >> to see him step out on this. i do not have the text of what he came out and said. but it was the symbol of they wanted to see him talk about this. it was important to see the egyptian leader put his face, his names and his ward ss are to what happened. >> we have a statement of the president. the presidency condemns in the strongest terms the attempt of a group to insult the place of the messenger, the prophet muhammad and condemns the people who have produced their work. the egyptian people both muslims and christians, refuse such insults on sanctities. >> that was the original statement released
across washington. and here in the streets of washington it is the responsibility of ununiform forces the fbi. u.s. law enforcement is out on the streets here in washington protecting embassies around the clock. the u.s. wants to make sure that is returned around the world. >>> meantime in cairo the president made an address. what did he say? >> this is something that the u.s. had been waiting for. >> yes. >> to see him step out on this. i do not have the text of what...
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so this week was supposed to be about the fiscal cliff in washington. i get the sense this might be a distraction now. >> well, certainly a sex scandal really sucks up the oxygen of the news cycle no doubt. the white house has not commented, obviously, on the new development involving general allen. they don't tend to. these are personnel matters. but we will have the briefing today midday 12:30 eastern and jay karn ji goicarney is going questioned, no doubt. president obama kicks off a series of meetings to day. he is meeting with liberal and labor leaders tomorrow. he meets with business leaders. all of that ahead. a meeting with the top democrat and top republican from both the house and senate on friday. so he'll still be focused on that. but there is also this question of how, perhaps, this affects the president's afghanistan policy. general allen is set to depart as the top commander, top u.s. commander in afghanistan at a very critical time. president obama decides how to wind down the 68,000 american combat troops from afghanistan by the end of
so this week was supposed to be about the fiscal cliff in washington. i get the sense this might be a distraction now. >> well, certainly a sex scandal really sucks up the oxygen of the news cycle no doubt. the white house has not commented, obviously, on the new development involving general allen. they don't tend to. these are personnel matters. but we will have the briefing today midday 12:30 eastern and jay karn ji goicarney is going questioned, no doubt. president obama kicks off a...
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so let's close tonight with some advice from one of you to washington. >> my message to all of washington for the new year is to set partisanship aside working on behalf of 100% of the voters, fix this mess you've gotten us into, bring a balanced budget to the table to grow this economy for the long term not the short term. >> there you go. for the long term, not the short term. >> there you go. i'm don lemon. happy new year to you. jooirksz . >>> hello, i'm don lemon and this is cnn's top 10 of 2012. we look at the stories that captured our attention, what we see as the biggest stories of the year around the world, in crime, money, weather and even the biggestscandals and later this hour, those stories chosen by you. anchor of state of the union, candy crowley, with the top ten political stories of 2012. >>> like finding your favorite grain of sand on the beach. impossible number of possibilities. catch phrases become boomerangs. >> if you got a business you didn't build that. >> i like being aable to find service members. >> i'm an american woman who uses contraception. let's start ther
so let's close tonight with some advice from one of you to washington. >> my message to all of washington for the new year is to set partisanship aside working on behalf of 100% of the voters, fix this mess you've gotten us into, bring a balanced budget to the table to grow this economy for the long term not the short term. >> there you go. for the long term, not the short term. >> there you go. i'm don lemon. happy new year to you. jooirksz . >>> hello, i'm don lemon...
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she's in our washington bureau. jill, the president said he'd like to put up a bill right away to extend tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000. that doesn't seem like it'll be a go for john boehner, does it? >> no, at least at this point it doesn't. after all, the republicans want those tax cuts to continue. that's really the nub of it. how far they'll go, it's a very important meeting. this is really it. this is where the president weighs in. it's mano a mano. the person who's taking a harder stance is mitch mcconnell. let's listen to what he says from the senate side. >> we don't happen to think the government needs more revenue. the government spends too much as it is. if democrats are willing to reduce spending and strengthen entitlement programs, which we all know are on an unsustainable path that threatens our own long-term viability and the economic well-being of our children and grandchildren, then we'll be there. what we won't do is raise tax rates. >> okay. so read the fine print. raise tax rate
she's in our washington bureau. jill, the president said he'd like to put up a bill right away to extend tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000. that doesn't seem like it'll be a go for john boehner, does it? >> no, at least at this point it doesn't. after all, the republicans want those tax cuts to continue. that's really the nub of it. how far they'll go, it's a very important meeting. this is really it. this is where the president weighs in. it's mano a mano. the person who's...
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thank you so much for being with us from washington. thanks. >>> it is 46 minutes past the hourment all year we have been introducing you to truly remarkable people. we call them cnn heroes. every day people that are changing the world. today at noon eastern, cnn is announcing the top ten cnn heroes for 2012. be sure to log on to cnn heroes.com to find out who they are and to vote for the cnn hero who inspires you the most. looking forward to that. >>> a grown woman gets into a fight with a teenager on a school bus. no apologies from her. you will hear her side of the story coming up. [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! keys, keys, keys, keys, keys. ♪ well, he's not very handsome ♪ to look at [ sighs ] ♪ oh, he's shaggy ♪ and he eats like a hog [ male announcer ] the volkswagen jetta. availabl
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dana bash joins us from washington. speaker boehner plans to go home to ohio today. >> reporter: that's right. he is on his way if not there already. and, you know, you talked about the word frank that was used by both parties, by the white house and by the speaker's office. just like they did over the weekend they put out identical statements, really one sentence statements. diplomatic terms, frank means not so good. and that's the same word that the speaker used a couple days ago to describe their meeting on sunday which we understand from sources was pretty tense. just the fact that they only met for 50 minutes is indicative of the fact that the meeting didn't produce very much. now i understand from democratic sources earlier in the day yesterday that they were going to try to invite the speaker over to the white house to get things moving before he went home to ohio to perhaps put a few of the spending cuts that the speaker has been demanding on the table to try to, you know, cut a -- break this deadlock. doesn't s
dana bash joins us from washington. speaker boehner plans to go home to ohio today. >> reporter: that's right. he is on his way if not there already. and, you know, you talked about the word frank that was used by both parties, by the white house and by the speaker's office. just like they did over the weekend they put out identical statements, really one sentence statements. diplomatic terms, frank means not so good. and that's the same word that the speaker used a couple days ago to...
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could washington be making strides? yesterday, a source familiar with the talks told cnn that house speaker john boehner is willing to extend the debt limit for a year. the ceiling stands at $16.4 trillion. raising it further, requires an acted of congress, something the republicans have opposed since gaining the house in 2010. that news came a day after a source said boehner had suggested higher taxes on americans with annual incomes over $1 million. higher than what the president wants. president wants higher taxes on everybody over $250,000. >> thank you very much. >>> and coming up, much more live from newtown, connecticut, where the nation looked to president obama for comfort last night. and where detectives continue to look for answers today. [ woman ] dear cat, your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the
could washington be making strides? yesterday, a source familiar with the talks told cnn that house speaker john boehner is willing to extend the debt limit for a year. the ceiling stands at $16.4 trillion. raising it further, requires an acted of congress, something the republicans have opposed since gaining the house in 2010. that news came a day after a source said boehner had suggested higher taxes on americans with annual incomes over $1 million. higher than what the president wants....
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cnn's joe johns is live in washington for us. joe, what are we expecting today? >> zoraida, it's just arguments today, but the case has the potential to come out as a very hard fought and close case, a case that could change the way students all over the country get admitted to college and whether it's okay to use race as a small factor in the admission process to achieve diversity. as you said, this case is about a woman named abigail fisher who says she was denied admission to the university of texas because of her race. she's white. she didn't get in. she ended up going to louisiana state university. the university of texas allows the top 10% from each texas high school to basically go to the university. then everybody else is subjected to something called holistic review. abigail fisher was in the top 11% of her class. the question is really whether it's okay to use race in the calculation when you use this narrowly tailored program to achieve diversity. >> i know earlier when we ired your package we talked about race being part of the review process. do we k
cnn's joe johns is live in washington for us. joe, what are we expecting today? >> zoraida, it's just arguments today, but the case has the potential to come out as a very hard fought and close case, a case that could change the way students all over the country get admitted to college and whether it's okay to use race as a small factor in the admission process to achieve diversity. as you said, this case is about a woman named abigail fisher who says she was denied admission to the...
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washington falls to the 50s by sunday. so, guys, everyone gets into this colder air as we work our way through the weekend. >> how exciting, alexandra! >> yay! we're weather geeks. we love it. >> is it good snow ball fighting weather? it looked like the kids were having a good time with that. >> out of nowhere she says she bets i can't throw a snow ball, just because. >> i bet he has a bad arm. >> it's a challenge. >>> 52 minutes after the hour. we have a packed hour ahead on "early start," including caught on tape. you won't believe this. a police officer charged for pummeling a guy in a wheelchair. the attorney says the beatdown was entirely justified. >> wow. also, a recruit who won the battle of the bulge, dropping 160 pounds to get into the army. why he says america's junk food problem is a national security issue. >>> also, rock the boat. the next generation, stars like miley cyrus, neil patrick harris rallying fans to get out the vote this november in new rock the vote ads. adam shankman will join us live. >>> first
washington falls to the 50s by sunday. so, guys, everyone gets into this colder air as we work our way through the weekend. >> how exciting, alexandra! >> yay! we're weather geeks. we love it. >> is it good snow ball fighting weather? it looked like the kids were having a good time with that. >> out of nowhere she says she bets i can't throw a snow ball, just because. >> i bet he has a bad arm. >> it's a challenge. >>> 52 minutes after the hour. we...
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they are outside the washington bubble. so i would say to both president obama and governor romney, remember the camera is on your face and, you know, regardless of what the question may be, do not look impatient, do not smirk, do not sigh, do not laugh and remember the questioner's name. you know, not only do you have to connect with each other, connect with the audience at home but connect with the audience in that room and the folks asking the questions. >> the poll numbers we're seeing really demonstrate it is a close race and that the stakes are really big and i think that, you know, we say this a lot but i think the next eight days in this race will really be, you know, the most important eight days with the debate, tuesday night and then the next -- the final debate, the proceeding week, i mean i think we're in a period now where the next president is going to be decided and it does seem to be very close in statistical dead heat. so ana, we asked you about taxes, right? will we get any more details from mitt romney o
they are outside the washington bubble. so i would say to both president obama and governor romney, remember the camera is on your face and, you know, regardless of what the question may be, do not look impatient, do not smirk, do not sigh, do not laugh and remember the questioner's name. you know, not only do you have to connect with each other, connect with the audience at home but connect with the audience in that room and the folks asking the questions. >> the poll numbers we're...
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he gave the washington nationals a breath of life. a walkoff win against the cardinals. that sets up another game. we have game fives all around here. all four division series have gone the distance. ending in game five. playoff baseball, it is fantastic. >> 48 minutes past the hour. fact versus fiction. vice president biden and paul ryan threw out a lot of claims about medicare. but what was actually factually true? we're going to break it down. oh no, not a migraine now. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. am
he gave the washington nationals a breath of life. a walkoff win against the cardinals. that sets up another game. we have game fives all around here. all four division series have gone the distance. ending in game five. playoff baseball, it is fantastic. >> 48 minutes past the hour. fact versus fiction. vice president biden and paul ryan threw out a lot of claims about medicare. but what was actually factually true? we're going to break it down. oh no, not a migraine now. try this......
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elise labott, live in washington for us. thanks so much. nice to see you. >>> so what would you do with $500 million? that's tonight's record shattering powerball jackpot, but climbing higher. millions of americans in 42 states trying to parlay two bucks into half a billion. i'm not sure what you could buy for half a billion dollars. you do pay a lot of taxes though. alison kosik live from times square this morning. what's happening where you are? >> you know you talk about what would you do with the money? this guy who just left bought a newspaper. i asked him what would you do with the money? he said i'm not buying a ticket, i don't know what i'd do with the money, more money, more problems. i don't know if i really agree with that. seeing some people not only buying their coffee but also plunking down $2 for a powerball ticket. yeah, that jackpot is huge and you have a lot of dreamers walking in this morning on their way to work and they're thinking, if i win this jackpot, i'm not showing up for work tomorrow. that's what they're saying.
elise labott, live in washington for us. thanks so much. nice to see you. >>> so what would you do with $500 million? that's tonight's record shattering powerball jackpot, but climbing higher. millions of americans in 42 states trying to parlay two bucks into half a billion. i'm not sure what you could buy for half a billion dollars. you do pay a lot of taxes though. alison kosik live from times square this morning. what's happening where you are? >> you know you talk about what...
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jonathan allen is a senior washington correspondent for politico. he joins us now from washington. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so let me first get to -- i'll get to the fiscal cliff but first want to get your reaction to the petraeus story. there are reports this morning that the fbi and the justice department knew about this over the summer, as early as over the summer, and some members of congress are complaining they didn't know about it. >> members of congress always wish they knew what was going on before they get informed of things. that's a typical complaint whenever the administration comes forward with something. i would say this, there's either a situation where the fbi believes there's a potential security breach or there is not. if they believed there was a potential security breach they probably should have informed members of congress so that something could be done about it or gotten petraeus out of his job. what we've heard so far is they didn't believe that there was a potential security breach, which leads to the question of why david petraeus ended u
jonathan allen is a senior washington correspondent for politico. he joins us now from washington. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so let me first get to -- i'll get to the fiscal cliff but first want to get your reaction to the petraeus story. there are reports this morning that the fbi and the justice department knew about this over the summer, as early as over the summer, and some members of congress are complaining they didn't know about it. >> members of congress...
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cnn foreign affairs reporter elise levin is in washington with more on clinton's interview with "marie claire" magazine. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. >> i know you've talked to hillary clinton about this specifically. she said she's not running. why does she say she's quitting politics? >> reporter: well, the simple answer is that she's tired. i mean, i'm tired traveling with her. you have no idea. these last 3 1/2 years, the pace, traveling around the world, working all hours of the night is really exhausting. the traveling press corp. that is with her doesn't know how she does it. she told "marie claire" i've been on this high wire of national and international politics and leadership. it's been an experience, but i want to have my own time back. i just want to be my own person. i'm looking forward to that. i just interviewed the secretary earlier this week. she said the same thing. a lot of people are always talking about, oh, is this going to hurt -- you know, with all this stuff about the benghazi attack s this going to hurt her chances for 2016? she says nobody
cnn foreign affairs reporter elise levin is in washington with more on clinton's interview with "marie claire" magazine. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. >> i know you've talked to hillary clinton about this specifically. she said she's not running. why does she say she's quitting politics? >> reporter: well, the simple answer is that she's tired. i mean, i'm tired traveling with her. you have no idea. these last 3 1/2 years, the pace, traveling around...
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. >> cnn foreign affairs reporter elise lav vitt joins us live from washington. elise, where do we go from here? >> good question, john. yesterday was something i haven't seen in my 12 years of the state department. this hearing really became politicized and a lot of people talking at the state department were upset that ambassador stephens death. there were a lot of important issues that came up at the hearing yesterday. chief among them, whether the consulate was adequately protected. let's take a listen to what the chairman, daniel issa said yesterday in response to state department claims that the consulate had an adequate amount of guards. let's take a listen. >> to start off by saying you had the correct number, and our ambassador and three other individuals dead and people in the hospital recovering because it only took moments to breach that facility somehow doesn't seem to ring true to the american people. >> so, john, of course, the state department saying, listen, even if we had extra guards, and, in fact, some of the security officers that were testif
. >> cnn foreign affairs reporter elise lav vitt joins us live from washington. elise, where do we go from here? >> good question, john. yesterday was something i haven't seen in my 12 years of the state department. this hearing really became politicized and a lot of people talking at the state department were upset that ambassador stephens death. there were a lot of important issues that came up at the hearing yesterday. chief among them, whether the consulate was adequately...
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>> dan lothian live in washington for us. thank you. >> okay. >>> new developments this morning in "the apprentice" sex scandal leading back to square one. we know the identity of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the former cia director's resignation. his name is frederick humphries ii, 47 years old and a veteran investigator. also two -- paula broadwell's security clearance is now suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. barbara starr is following developments for us from the pentagon. we're hearing so far there have been no official findings that broadwell broke any laws or engaged in criminal activity. why suspend her security clearance? >> well, you know, fran townsend is reporting just that, john, that all the indications are, from the laumt forces she's spoken to, not egregious violation. broadwell is a reservist in military intelligence with the army. and inside the military, a violation, even if it's so-called minor, of handling classified information, especially when
>> dan lothian live in washington for us. thank you. >> okay. >>> new developments this morning in "the apprentice" sex scandal leading back to square one. we know the identity of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the former cia director's resignation. his name is frederick humphries ii, 47 years old and a veteran investigator. also two -- paula broadwell's security clearance is now suspended pending the outcome of the...
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foreign affairs reporter elise labott joins us now live from washington. walk us through this e-mail chain. what do the messages say? and how much do they really reveal about what intelligence officials in washington knew that day? >> well, john, these are the first communications that we've seen that happened in realtime, as the consulate in benghazi was under attack. let's take a look at these e-mails. the first one is subject, u.s. mission in benghazi under attack. this was sent out by the operations center at 4:05 eastern time, which means about 10:00 tripoli time, when they attacked again. embassy tripoli reports approximately 20 armed people fired shots, explosions have been heard as well. ambassador stevens, who is currently in benghazi, and four mission personnel are in the compound safe haven. now, about a half hour later, john, they have an update, and this is about a half hour later, embassy tripoli reports the firing at the diplomatic mission has stopped, and the compound has been cleared. a response team has been sent attempting to locate thos
foreign affairs reporter elise labott joins us now live from washington. walk us through this e-mail chain. what do the messages say? and how much do they really reveal about what intelligence officials in washington knew that day? >> well, john, these are the first communications that we've seen that happened in realtime, as the consulate in benghazi was under attack. let's take a look at these e-mails. the first one is subject, u.s. mission in benghazi under attack. this was sent out by...
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. >>> i just got back up here from washington. we are doing fact checking down there and i want to talk about -- >> you had a lot of work to do, let me tell you. >> one of the most explosive exchanges was on oil drilling and energy production. we want to shed light on this. mitt romney claimed under president obama production on government land is down. >> production on government land is down. production on government land of oil is down 14%. and production of gas is down 9%. >> it is just not true. >> it is absolutely true. >> so what are the facts here? the department of energy says production on federal land has drawn from 2 million barrels a day to 1.8 million a day in the last year available. that's 2011. they attribute that largely to the aftermath of the water horizon spill in the gulf. our verdict to you on this narrow claim of 14% drop in the last available year is true but misleading because it does not tell the whole story of oil production on federal land because listen to this, on oil the president made his own claim
. >>> i just got back up here from washington. we are doing fact checking down there and i want to talk about -- >> you had a lot of work to do, let me tell you. >> one of the most explosive exchanges was on oil drilling and energy production. we want to shed light on this. mitt romney claimed under president obama production on government land is down. >> production on government land is down. production on government land of oil is down 14%. and production of gas is...
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mark preston live for us in washington, thank you. in the next half hour, we'll get an update on the chances of a fiscal cliff deal when we are joined by california's democratic congresswoman maxine waters. >>> ambassador susan rice heads to capitol hill this morning to mend fences with three republican senators. she angered john mccain, lindsey graham and kelly ayotte for her initial comments made on several tv networks that seemed to play down the role of al qaeda terrorists on the attack in benghazi, libya. that attack killed four americans, including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. rice maintains that she made it very clear, the intelligence information she had at the time was preliminary. senators are threatening to block her nomination if president obama chooses her to be his next secretary of state. >>> president obama and vice president joe biden will meet with mexico's president-elect today. pena kneeate toe has a new message. in an editorial in "the washington post" he said the u.s./mexico relations need to go beyond drugs an
mark preston live for us in washington, thank you. in the next half hour, we'll get an update on the chances of a fiscal cliff deal when we are joined by california's democratic congresswoman maxine waters. >>> ambassador susan rice heads to capitol hill this morning to mend fences with three republican senators. she angered john mccain, lindsey graham and kelly ayotte for her initial comments made on several tv networks that seemed to play down the role of al qaeda terrorists on the...
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. >> so she goes to washington, d.c. and it's a little bit like one of those dogs, you know, fetch, and she goes to washington, d.c. and gets all of these taxes and red cape and bureaucracy and executive orders and agencies and she brings all of this stuff and dumps it on us in missouri. >> now, since akin made the remark, no comment from mccaskill or the missouri republican. >>> political and religious leaders hold pretesters at bay in lebanon. he was killed on friday. protest tried to storm the prime minister office after denouncing it at the funeral. chaotic situation to say the least. >>> 37 minutes past the hour. sunday night football action, despite a sloppy first half and being down four starters, the steelers managed to keep things close against the bengals. in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 17, the first touchdown of chris rainey's nfl career proved to be the game winner as the steelers went on to beat cincinnati, 24-17. >> big football news, the patriots dramatic overtime victory over the jets in texa
. >> so she goes to washington, d.c. and it's a little bit like one of those dogs, you know, fetch, and she goes to washington, d.c. and gets all of these taxes and red cape and bureaucracy and executive orders and agencies and she brings all of this stuff and dumps it on us in missouri. >> now, since akin made the remark, no comment from mccaskill or the missouri republican. >>> political and religious leaders hold pretesters at bay in lebanon. he was killed on friday....
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not just about -- you know, legal ease is spoken and words are spoken within washington. but to be able to connect with them. know the price of milk. know the price of gas. know the common things. >> study up on that stuff. >> right. >> you wanted to talk format. i want to talk women. i want to talk about this latest poll that is out. it shows that the gender gap is closing for romney among women in the swing states. so richard, should this be a concern for the obama campaign? these numbers were swaying in obama's direction. let's look at them now. 49% to 48%. >> it should be a concern if it holds up. i think that the last debate we see now was, you know, very difficult moment for president obama. i think a lot of people who were supporting him, many of them women, had some second thoughts. so i think now is his opportunity to go in and demonstrate to people why he's doing this, why this is important. what are the contrasting visions? we can't -- we say this ca lot. i think tonight is the most important night of the election for president obama. i think for governor romne
not just about -- you know, legal ease is spoken and words are spoken within washington. but to be able to connect with them. know the price of milk. know the price of gas. know the common things. >> study up on that stuff. >> right. >> you wanted to talk format. i want to talk women. i want to talk about this latest poll that is out. it shows that the gender gap is closing for romney among women in the swing states. so richard, should this be a concern for the obama campaign?...
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a "washington post" reporter said it was stolen from a baltimore museum way back in 1951. now the painting, this was supposed to go to the highest bidder but the auction has been canceled and the fbi is now on the case. i'm sure the museum wants the painting back. >> how much did she pay for it. >> 7 bucks. >> oh, my goodness. >>> all right, nasa scientists believe the mars curiosity rover has landed in a spot where water once flowed and rocks show evidence they were formed in the presence of water. perhaps even a stream. scientists think at one time the water flowing through this portion of the crater was between ankle and -- >> i like the idea of it going wading. >>> the paris motor show opens to the public this weekend and you're about to see the muscle car that everyone is buzzing about. >> but the new jaguar f type isn't the only machine on display that will give you an adrenaline rush. here's nina dell santos. >> reporter: this year's paris motor show has eye-catching cars. this jaguar f type with 495 horsepower it's expected to be one of the most significant vehicle
a "washington post" reporter said it was stolen from a baltimore museum way back in 1951. now the painting, this was supposed to go to the highest bidder but the auction has been canceled and the fbi is now on the case. i'm sure the museum wants the painting back. >> how much did she pay for it. >> 7 bucks. >> oh, my goodness. >>> all right, nasa scientists believe the mars curiosity rover has landed in a spot where water once flowed and rocks show evidence...
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they're going to have to fix it, so don't mess it up, washington. that's my one plea this morning because you finally have some optimism about it. you also had some great housing news. and that's something that really fed into this rally. i had -- you know, i saw the dow up at 9:30 yesterday, it was up 130 points and then came this existing home sales report, and it went up 200 points. you know, average -- median home prices are up 11% from a year ago. that number is shocking to me. in one year, you've seen the value of the home go up 10%. now, remember, it's been a horrible, horrible five or six years in housing, but you're seeing that there is some momentum here. 31% of buyers were first-time homebuyers. they're looking at super-low mortgage rates, and thief beey'n out of the market so long. 29% of all home sales in october were cash. cash! >> what does that mean, though? there's something going on. >> it means investors, people with a lot of money -- a lot of these are investors, it's money from brazil, latin america and china going into literall
they're going to have to fix it, so don't mess it up, washington. that's my one plea this morning because you finally have some optimism about it. you also had some great housing news. and that's something that really fed into this rally. i had -- you know, i saw the dow up at 9:30 yesterday, it was up 130 points and then came this existing home sales report, and it went up 200 points. you know, average -- median home prices are up 11% from a year ago. that number is shocking to me. in one...
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markets don't think much of washington. almost two thirds, or two-thirds say yep, they're going to be behaving like spoiled children when it comes to negotiations. only three in ten say lawmakers and the white house will act like responsible adults. finally the blame game, if there's no deal. who gets the blame? seems republicans a little more. here's why, 45% say president obama is doing enough to cooperate with the other side. only about one in four feel the same way about republicans in congress. john? >> we saw, paul, this weekend a small parade, not a giant parade, but a small parade, light parade of republicans now saying that they may be willing to violate that famous no-tax pledge that grover norquist has asked them to sign over the years. >> yes. that pledge goes back to 1986 and tells people or signees say that they won't raise taxes. they also pledge to avoid reducing deductions or tax credits if they're not off debt. you mention, yes, saxby chambliss of georgia and senator lindsey graham of south carolina saying
markets don't think much of washington. almost two thirds, or two-thirds say yep, they're going to be behaving like spoiled children when it comes to negotiations. only three in ten say lawmakers and the white house will act like responsible adults. finally the blame game, if there's no deal. who gets the blame? seems republicans a little more. here's why, 45% say president obama is doing enough to cooperate with the other side. only about one in four feel the same way about republicans in...